The album was released without any announcement or promotion exclusively on the iTunes Store, surprising both fans and the press. Knowles explained that she was "bored" of her music being marketed as it had been done previously.[6] Described as a "visual album", Beyoncé also comes with a music video with each track on the album, as well as music videos for multiple tracks not included.[7] The self-titled set is Beyoncé's first visual album, featuring fourteen new songs and seventeen videos.